Kitchen KITH 2022

Got the carbon blade finish ground and 95% sanded. Final grind is thin and flexible, should fly through meat. Handle cut down and hierloom fit ready for glue.

Knife is feeling a little simple/plain so may etch it out or have a play with some patina.
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I’ve had an interesting few weeks but I think all that’s behind me and I have evenings free for the next 8 weeks so I should be able to get it done. I had planned to profile a bunch more AEB-L and send off for heat treat all at the same time, but realized I wouldn’t be able to wait that long if I wanted to get this one done in time. But I did get my scale options in for the knife:

https://imgur.com/rekNtjs

Curly Narra on left and Acacia burl on right (both stabilized).

With a little luck, I’ll still be able to finish on time.
 
Nick-D said:
Got the carbon blade finish ground and 95% sanded. Final grind is thin and flexible, should fly through meat. Handle cut down and hierloom fit ready for glue.

Knife is feeling a little simple/plain so may etch it out or have a play with some patina.
nyepX9x.jpg
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Sometimes simple is better. Looking good
 
I wanted to test my knife before starting on the permanent handle, so I sharpened the blade today and cut up some chicken wings. The joint at the wing tip is a bit tricky to find for me and I end up cutting through the little bones more times than not, so I thought this would be a good test for the edge. I had some concerns because the edge ended up a bit thinner than on the previous ones I made. After cutting the wings, I looked at the edge with a magnifier and did not see any damage, and it still cut a page from the McMaster catalog cleanly. I think the knife will work well for its intended purpose.

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Handle sanded out to 1k. Really lovely timber, lots of chatoyance. Few coats of wax and a bit of work with some steel wool and shes good to go.

Might have a crack at a saya for it seeing I have a bit of extra time.

The heirloomed scale fit came out great, feels awesome in hand

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A. Matthews said:
I’ve had an interesting few weeks but I think all that’s behind me and I have evenings free for the next 8 weeks so I should be able to get it done. I had planned to profile a bunch more AEB-L and send off for heat treat all at the same time, but realized I wouldn’t be able to wait that long if I wanted to get this one done in time. But I did get my scale options in for the knife:

https://imgur.com/rekNtjs

Curly Narra on left and Acacia burl on right (both stabilized).

With a little luck, I’ll still be able to finish on time.
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Acacia burl in my eye!
 
Those are some great looking knives! You’re way ahead of my schedule. I’m still waiting on blades to get back from heat treating but I ordered some new epoxy, and some Corby bolts plus a counterbore for them. Should be ready to get to work as soon as the blades get back.
 
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